Six Nations: England prop Mako Vunipola ruled out with ankle injury

Mako Vunipola changed into injured within the forty fourth minute at Twickenham and changed into changed by Ben Moon

England prop Mako Vunipola has been ruled out of the the rest of the Six International locations with an ankle injure.

The 28-year-old, indubitably one of England’s finest performers to this point within the championship, suffered ankle ligament hurt in Sunday’s 44-8 hold over France at Twickenham.

He is anticipated to be out for 10 weeks and will return to his club Saracens.

“It is clearly very disappointing to lose Mako at this stage,” England head coach Eddie Jones talked about.

“He is a extraordinarily well-known participant for us alternatively it does present a possibility for the crew to develop.”

Vunipola skipped over the autumn Check fits with a calf injure, however returned to the global area in opposition to Eire, producing an improbable person efficiency within the 32-20 hold.

He backed that up with a sturdy efficiency in opposition to France, before leaving the sector before all the pieces up of the 2d half.

Vunipola’s injure will point to a possibility to Exeter’s Ben Moon and Leicester’s Ellis Genge, who believe both featured within the heart of the Six International locations.

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With both Vunipolas and Manu Tuilagi operating rebel within the opening two rounds of the Six International locations, England had looked an infinitely extra well-known and dynamic facet to the one which struggled in 2018, so Mako’s injure is a vital setback.

The prop changed into astonishingly pretty in England’s ambush of Eire in Dublin, and whereas Ben Moon and Ellis Genge believe conducted admirably when known as upon, Moon can now not match Vunipola’s all-spherical game, whereas Genge is aloof raw.

With Leigh Halfpenny declared fit and Vunipola ruled out, Wales fans will feel relatively extra certain about their prospects of halting the English juggernaut.